@StHelenaMuseum

A museum for the island of Saint Helena. Located at the foot of Jacob's Ladder in a 19th century warehouse. Managed by the St Helena Heritage Society.

 Jamestown, St Helena
museumofsainthelena.org/
Joined January 2019
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#Tristandacunha has been selling its gorgeous organic wool for years, but only the natural colours have been available. Now you can purchase hand -sheered, carded , spun and dyed Tristan da Cunha wool! #wool #knitting
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Museum of St Helena retweeted
What The Saints Did@SaintsDidNext12 Apr 2024
Metalworks | Photography Exhibition @StHelenaMuseum A presentation of 16 select images spanning the last 14 years & countless missions to witness & capture those fleeting moments where light, colour & nature combine perfectly & St Helena’s landscapes are at their glorious best.
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ℹ️🤔 Interested to know more about the research being done under the St Helena Cloud Forest Project? Then you DO NOT want to miss the public talk happening TONIGHT at the @StHelenaMuseum, starting 6.30pm 💡 #SHCFP #PublicTalk ⬇️
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The Museum will be open today as normal from 10am til 2pm 👑
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Finally on sale at the Museum, Joe Hollins book 'Vet at the End of the Earth'.
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In case you missed Andreana's talk on Reframing Diaspora: Southeastern African Contributions to Biosocial Variation in Atlantic-Afro-Descendant Groups, you can find it here: youtube.com/watch?v=r1LBd6D4…
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Tonight at the Museum we have a talk by Professor Andreana Cunningham on her research on the Liberated Africans on St Helena. Join us from 6.30pm!
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If you can't make it in person then join us via Zoom: bostonu.zoom.us/j/9984140734…
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See you all tonight at the @StHelenaMuseum where Vicky Wilkins from the Species Recovery Trust will deliver her exciting talk: ‘From the Bizarre to the Beautiful, Saving the Bugs of Amazing Islands’ starting 7pm #SHCFP #PublicTalk
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Don't forget to come along to the @StHelenaMuseum tonight at 7pm to #learnmore about the work the water resource team has been doing under the St Helena Cloud Forest Project 🌧️🌳 #SHCFP #watersecurity
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See you tonight at the @StHelenaMuseum when RSPB's Conservation Programmes Director, Dr @JoGilbert42, will be giving a public talk: 'From Species Conservation to Landscape Restoration' at 7pm Drop by to #learnmore about @Natures_Voice approach to scaling up restoration. #SHCFP
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On this Tuesday 7pm at the Museum, join us for a talk by Jo Gilbert from RSPB
St Helena Peaks National Park@StHelenaPeaksNP12 Oct 2023
Dates to add to your diary! Tue 17 OCT From Species Conservation to Landscape Restoration with @Natures_Voice Conservation Programmes Director Dr @JoGilbert42 Thu 26 OCT Journey of a Raindrop from Cloud Forest to Ocean with the Cloud Forest Water Team Both 7pm @StHelenaMuseum
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A new paper has just been published on the ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena’s liberated Africans cell.com/ajhg/fulltext/S0002…

The ancestry and geographical origins of St Helena’s liberated Africans

During the mid-19th century, around 27,000 “liberated Africans” were brought to St Helena island as part of the Royal Navy’s efforts to suppress the transatlantic trade in enslaved Africans. Ancient...

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Don't forget to pop in to the Museum between 10 and 12 tomorrow!
St Helena Peaks National Park@StHelenaPeaksNP2 Aug 2023
We're launching the #StHelena Cloud Forest Primary Education Pack in 2 weeks! Interested? Pop into the Museum on 16th August between 10-12. The St Helena National Trust will also have fun cloud forest activities for the kids. See you there 🌿 #SHCFP
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Come and hear all about Joe's new book 📚👂 !!
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Our latest addition is this beautiful specimen of a St Helena Giant Earwig (Labidura herculeana). It has been returned to the island thanks to the efforts of the @SHnationaltrust and entomologist Danni Sherwood. Sadly it's now extinct, having not been seen since 1967.
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Don't forget - tomorrow evening at the Museum 6.30pm. A talk with the author on Sarah Baartman's life, how important her story is, and connection to St Helena!
St Helena National Trust@SHnationaltrust29 Mar 2023
You are most welcome to join. 📖😀 #StHelenaIsland #Museum #HistoricalNovel #AuthorTalk
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Museum of St Helena retweeted
What The Saints Did@SaintsDidNext30 Mar 2023
NEW video - Prof. Quentin Cronk of @UBC, has been working w St Helena endemics for over 40 years. He gave a talk 1 Feb @StHelenaMuseum on his work w @StHelenaPeaksNP researching genetics of the cloud forest endemics. The project is funded by @FCDOGovUK buff.ly/3ZuwQus
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Year 8's from Prince Andrew School visited the Museum, Jamestown and then Rupert's over the past 2 weeks to learn about slavery on St Helena. Slavery was an ubiquitous part of the islands history. We looked at artefacts and visited places associated with slavery on the island.
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